Mix or apply pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, or insecticides through sprays, dusts, vapors, soil incorporation or chemical application on trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops. Usually requires specific training and State or Federal certification.

Other names for Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation: Aerial Applicator, Agricultural Service Worker, Applicator, Applicator Sprayer, Chemical Applicator, Chemical Mixer / Loader, Eradicator, Forester, Fruit Sprayer, Fumigator, Hand Spray Operator, Hand Sprayer, Hydro-Sprayer Operator, Insecticide Sprayer, Integrated Pest Management Technician (IPM Technician), Knapsack Sprayer, Landscape Consultant, Landscape Technician, Lawn Care Specialist, Lawn Specialist, Lawn Technician, Orchard Sprayer, Pest Control Technician, Pest Locator, Pesticides Applicator, Plant Sprayer, Spray Applicator, Spray Mixer, Spray Technician, Sprayer, Tree and Shrub Specialist, Tree and Shrub Technician, Vector Control Field Technician, Weed Controller, Weed Eradicator, Weed Inspector, Weed Sprayer,

• Fill sprayer tanks with water and chemicals, according to formulas.
• Mix pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides for application to trees, shrubs, lawns, or botanical crops.
• Cover areas to specified depths with pesticides, applying knowledge of weather conditions, droplet sizes, elevation-to-distance ratios, and obstructions.
• Lift, push, and swing nozzles, hoses, and tubes in order to direct spray over designated areas.
• Start motors and engage machinery, such as sprayer agitators and pumps or portable spray equipment.
• Connect hoses and nozzles selected according to terrain, distribution pattern requirements, types of infestations, and velocities.
• Clean and service machinery to ensure operating efficiency, using water, gasoline, lubricants, and/or hand tools.
• Provide driving instructions to truck drivers to ensure complete coverage of designated areas, using hand and horn signals.
• Plant grass with seed spreaders, and operate straw blowers to cover seeded areas with mixtures of asphalt and straw.